Trouble:
Some days back we received a problem from one of our reader Shailesh Mohan saying:
When ever I try connect a any folder through Start >> Run and type \\192.168.0.100\foldername and error comes up: The Network is not present or not started in windows 2000
This problem is quite unusual, as this problem basically occurs because of a windows network service is stopped.
Lets see how can we fix this trouble.
Fix:
The windows service which provides network connections is Workstation, which allows you to access network resources like printer , files over your network.
Service Overview
Workstation – It creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers. If this service is stopped, these connections will be unavailable.
How to fix it
1. Open Start >> Run and type “Services.msc” ( without quotes ) and press OK
2. Locate the service named Workstation.
3. Right Click on the workstation service and select properties, you will see a window shown below.
4. Click on the Start button to start the service, starting this service will fix the trouble.
We hope solution provided above will help to fix the trouble, if you have any other solution regarding this problem please share it through comments.
Comments
It works for me. thanxs
great!!!! it did work for me.. keep up the good work
I have an IBM Thinkpad w/ the same issue. This did not resolve the issue. If you have seen any different solution, please contact me. Thanks!
Thank a lot, it’s work
Thanks!!!!! friend, it works..
thanks……………….
It works temporarily. After one or two days, again this services was stopped automaticaly. I dont know how and why…
So it makes me to start it again ….
I am using WinXP connected to domain( W2k3 server)
It didn’t solve my problem.
if anyone has another solution to this problem
It works for me thanks.
It solved my problem.
Thanks…
thanks a lot…
it works with me
indeed it works.. thnx…
PLEASE SOLUCTION MY SYSTEM IS PING OK REPLY BUT NETWORK ACCESS SO PROBLEM THE NETWORK IS NOT PRESENT OR NOT START
MY SYSTEM IS WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL
REGARD
ANIL KUMAR
thanks! it works
Thanks alot, it worked immediately.
Ok it works..but what is the cause of this error?
Thanks alot, it worked immediately too
That did the trick, thanks…
Hi Rohit
It works for me… however in my network this problem still comes with many PCs so can you please help me to know the cause for it…
problemS:
1. Workstation service stops/fails automatically
2. Winaudio service stops/fails automatically (even during the call)
Thanks in Advance…
Kapil Ahuja (sysAd)
Noida
Thanxxx…Thumb up…Thumb up…
Thanks
but it is stopped again after 2-3 hours
pls. provide a permanent solution
i still with error
in my panel services
the service WORKSTATION it does not appear???
what can i do???
thanks
Hi Rohit,
it is working.
Thanks
So simple…Thanks a million
Thanks bro. It worked!!!
Kudos, Chief…
Thanks A Ton
thanks dude it worked by the services.msc thanks a lot.
Great!!!
Worked for me. Thanks!!
Go to “Start Menu” then “Run” then type “services.msc”, then there is one services by the name of “Client Service for Netware”, start this services and in properties you must choose “Start Automatically”, and in the properties there is a tab “Recovery”, there u must select in First Failure “Restart The Service”.
After that there is a service by the name of “Computer Browser”,. Do same steps as i write above.(This service must be start for domain joined computers.)
Thanks
It worked for me, I appreciate it, I was going buggy trying to figure it out…now if I can just figure out why I can’t ping any other machine on my network yet I can ping the router?
Thanks!
Thanks, worked for me. It guy was telling me stories, would have come and chrged me a ton.
Thanks! It worked.
Awesome. Thanks so much.
I had same error. I had missing workstation and computer browser service.
Fix:
Network and Dial-up Connections – “Local area connection” properties – install – client – client for microsoft networks
I couldn’t resolve this on an XP thinkpad by restarting the workstation service or the other services. However what did fix it was uninstalling client for microsoft networks, rebooting, and adding it back again.
Great dude.
it work for me.
(i have problem in server 2003 sp2)
above mention service solve the problem
Thanks lot
wow!!!! It really worked fine. Thanks…Hope for such great knowledge sharing in future also..
thanks for you alll
it is work with me too
GOOD FIXXXXXXXXXX
workstation services start
thanks alort
Thanks…..dude… it solved my problem…
great work…
Thanks Dear , The problem solved, some sites instructs to reinstal the NIC and i tried .But this solution makes the problem free.
Thank you
Thanks alot, it worked immediately….
Thanks , this is work at now but what is the permanent solution regarding to this problem please share it.
nice jobs, thanks!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOU ARE MY HERO TODAY !!!
Thanks! – two days looking for this simple answer – keep up the good work..
Thanks a lot!
Thank you I was about to just give up. but it works again thank you
it’s is very help me…….
Very good article, it help me fix the problem. Thanks
Many Thanks, It worked.
Temporarily problem is solved but after some time again network service is stopped
have any solution for same..?
I had the same problem.It worked for me as well.Thanks a lot for the post.
I have same problem in windows 7 every thing is ok. Only file accessing issue \\192.168.1.30
Error is: The network is not present or not started.
workstation service and other dependencies already running. but still unable to access network folders. Not fixe the error.